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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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