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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major 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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