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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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