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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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