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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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