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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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