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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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