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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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