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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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