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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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