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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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