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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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