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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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