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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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