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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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