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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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