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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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