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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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