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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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