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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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