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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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