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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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