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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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