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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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