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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the 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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