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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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