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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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