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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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