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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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