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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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