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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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