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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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