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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the 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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