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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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