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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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