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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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