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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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