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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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