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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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