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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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