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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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