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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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