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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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