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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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