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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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