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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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