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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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