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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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