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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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