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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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