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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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