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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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