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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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