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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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