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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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