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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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