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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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