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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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