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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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