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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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