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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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