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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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