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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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