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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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