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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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