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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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