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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take 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. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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