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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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