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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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