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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major 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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