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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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