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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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