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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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