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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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