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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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