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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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