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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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