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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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