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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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