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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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