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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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