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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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