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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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