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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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