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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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