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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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