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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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