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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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