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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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