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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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