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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners 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 many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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