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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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