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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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