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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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