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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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