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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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