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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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