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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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