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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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