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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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