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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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