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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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