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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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