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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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