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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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