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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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