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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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