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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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