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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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