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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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