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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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