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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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