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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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