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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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