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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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