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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education