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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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