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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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