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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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