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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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