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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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