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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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