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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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