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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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