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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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