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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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