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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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