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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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