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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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