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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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