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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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