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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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