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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources