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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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