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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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