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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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