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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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