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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates 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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