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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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