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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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