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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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