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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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