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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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 almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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