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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies 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 assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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