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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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