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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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