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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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