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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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