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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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