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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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