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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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