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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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