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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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