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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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