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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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