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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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