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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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