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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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