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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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