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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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