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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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