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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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