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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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