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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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