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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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