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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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