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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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