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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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