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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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