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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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