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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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