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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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