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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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