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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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