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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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