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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)