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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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