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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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