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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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