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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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