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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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