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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses 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. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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