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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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