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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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