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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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