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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details 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 analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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