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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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