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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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