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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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