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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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