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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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