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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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