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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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