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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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