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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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