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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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