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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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