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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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