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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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