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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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