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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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