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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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