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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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