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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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