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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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