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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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