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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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