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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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