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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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