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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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