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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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