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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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