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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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