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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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