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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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