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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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