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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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