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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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