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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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