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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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