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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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