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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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