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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors 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 teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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