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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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