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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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