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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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