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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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