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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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