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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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