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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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