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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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