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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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