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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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