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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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