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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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