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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. 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 in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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