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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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