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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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