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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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