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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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