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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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