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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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