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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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