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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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