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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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