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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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