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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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