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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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