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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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