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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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