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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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