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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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