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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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