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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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