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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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