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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key 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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