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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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