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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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