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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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