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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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