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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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