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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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