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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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