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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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