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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)