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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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