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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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