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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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