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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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