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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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