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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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