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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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