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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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