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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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