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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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