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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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