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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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