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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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