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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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