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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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