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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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