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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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