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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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