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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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