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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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