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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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