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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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