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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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