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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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