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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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