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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses 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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