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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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