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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important 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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