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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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