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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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