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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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