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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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