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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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