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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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