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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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