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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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