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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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