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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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