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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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