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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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