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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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