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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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