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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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