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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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