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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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