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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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