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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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