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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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