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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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