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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition