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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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