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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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