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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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