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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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