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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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