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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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