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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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