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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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