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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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