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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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