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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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