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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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