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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education