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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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