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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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