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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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