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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative 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 gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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