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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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