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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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