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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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