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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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