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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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