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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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