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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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