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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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