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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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