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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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