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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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