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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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