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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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