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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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