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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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