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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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