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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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