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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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