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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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