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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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