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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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