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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important 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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