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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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