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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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