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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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