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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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