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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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