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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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