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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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