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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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