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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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