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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches 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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