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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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