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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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