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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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