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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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