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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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