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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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