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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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