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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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