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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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