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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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