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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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