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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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