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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business 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 deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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