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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the 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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