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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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