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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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