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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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