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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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