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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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