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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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