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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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