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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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