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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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