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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models 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 institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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