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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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