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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major 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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