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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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