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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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