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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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