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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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