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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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