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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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