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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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