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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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