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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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