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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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