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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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