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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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