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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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