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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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