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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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