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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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