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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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