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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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