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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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