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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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