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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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