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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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