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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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