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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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