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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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