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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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