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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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