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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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