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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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