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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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