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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the 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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