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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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