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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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