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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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