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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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