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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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