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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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