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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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