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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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