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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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