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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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