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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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