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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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