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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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