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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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