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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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