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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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