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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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