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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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