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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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