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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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