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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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