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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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