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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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