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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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