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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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