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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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