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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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