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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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