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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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