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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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