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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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