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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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