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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models 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 learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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