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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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