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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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