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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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