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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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