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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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