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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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