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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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