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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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