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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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