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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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