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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies 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 teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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