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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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