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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the 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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