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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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