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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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