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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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