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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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