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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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