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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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