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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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