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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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