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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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