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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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