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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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