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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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