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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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