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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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