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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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