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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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