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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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