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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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