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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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