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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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