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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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