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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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