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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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