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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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