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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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