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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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