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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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