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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers 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 massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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