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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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