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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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