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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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