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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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