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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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