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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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