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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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