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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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