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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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