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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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