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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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