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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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