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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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