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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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