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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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