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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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