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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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